Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-17
ATTRACTIVE FEATURES.
The Natural Advantages of this Par
ticular Locality.
What Might be Discovered in the way
of. Natural Gas. WelIs---1'he Des
Moines DistilIery--M Mr. NJ Cabe's Con
adence--Tbe santa Fe Extensions.
NATURAL GAS.

NATURAL GAS
INV attention has been attracted by
newspaper reports of late of the striking OF
natural gas wells all through Indiana and
Ohio and many of these discoveries prom>
ise millions to the discoveries and work
ers. In one place in particular depth of
nine hundred feet has been discovered,
and this too, in the western part of In
diana. Now do you know that believe
if the proper attention was given the cub
iect that it would be found that Illinois
affords as abundantly supplied natural
gas wells as Indiana or Ohio?
And when say Illinois | mean to sllude
particularly to Rock Island county and to
contiue myself to the immediate vicinity
of Rock Island city, too
The gentleman who had advanced
these valuable ideas was citizen of
Milan who has prospected and observed
a good deal and it was in conversation
with an ARGUS man, IN relation to the
boom Rock Island is now enjoying that
he drifted into the conversation, from
which the above quotation is taken.
Why" said he, continuing, go out
to Sears, and down in those hollows
End hills any time and you will find an
oily substance floating on the water.
Now this is in the neighborhood of the
extensive coal fields of Bailey Davenport.
near the watch tower, and have reason
to believe it is coal oil, and if a syndicate
were formed to do some prospecting
there. feel warranted that there will be
found not only coal oil but natural gas
Once this discovery is made there is
millions in it Such revelation would
contribute more to Rock Islands present
growth than anything else. A little ex~
perimenting at least would not do any
harm
The gentleman who volunteered the
above words of wisdom was not aware
of the fact either that syndicate has
been recently formed for operating
natural gas and oil wells in Indiana and
OHIO, and that the same syndicate has
an eye on Rock Island county among
ct lalnrl txfs
fields have attracted more attention than
some of our citizens have any idea of.
THE DIES MONIES DIsTILLERY.
The Des MONIES distillery, the immense
concern that a short time ago was
anxious TO locate at Rock Island, has
not yet given up that idea. An
agent was here last week and
it is understood made an offer
of the old Fryslnger dislillery property at
Milan, which was refused. The removal
of this distillery to Rock Island would
mean the employment of at least three
hundred men. and the subject urges it
self upon the Committee of Twenty and
Business Mems Association for immedi>
ate action, If the proper steps be taken
this institution may yet be secured.
FAITH IN ROCK ISLAND
Another oil Rock Islands enterprising
citizens has demonstrated his faith in the
city. There is probably not citizen in
western Illinois who has met with greater
success either in mercantile pursuit or
real estate investment than l.. 5. Nc
Cabe. Like Mr. o. j. DmiCk, his west
err land investments have been particu~
larly satisfactory, and like Mr.. DImick
too, Mr. McCabe believes that there is
just as healthy investments right here in
Rock Island as anywhere else in the
country. Last Saturday Mr. McCabe
planked down $1,000 for lot thirty by
one hundred feet, on Eighteenth street
and Third avenue, purchasing the same
OF Mr.. David Don, and on which he will
probably erect business block.
THE SANTA FE's ROCK ISLAND EXTENSION
The surveyors are still at work in their
survey through Rock Island They are
bound to enter the city. The Monmouth
Ga7ette of last evening says:
Santa Fee surveyors have been working
in the vicinity of Monmouth for several
days past, They are making the final
survey of the proposed branch through
Monmouth, AledO and Rock Island TO St.
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